Let me start by offering huge thanks to the 164 kind souls who pre-ordered a copy of Fun & Games and entered this slightly-goofy giveaway. That means 164 of you will be receiving personalized postcards this summer from stops along my book tour/road trip which kicks off next week. I'm ticking down the list in order, so the earliest adopters can expect a very tacky postcard from either Atlantic City or Ocean City, NJ, where I'm speaking next week. (Details on the full tour stops coming... tomorrow!)
Five of you, however, scored one of the big prizes. I used a site called Random.org to generate a truly random sequence of numbers, and then simply matched the first five numbers to the pre-order list. And the winners are (full names hidden to protect their secret identities)...
1. Jeff M. in Exton, PA
2. Jeff M. in Fairfield, CT
3. Matthew J. in New York, NY
4. Drew D. in Hatboro, PA
5. Michael K. in Boone, NC
It's kind of strange that the winners are all on the East Coast, because folks from all over the country (and world, actually) entered. And two Jeffs in the top slots? But the drawing process was truly random. This is why math confuses me...
Anyway, a hearty (or should I say Hardie) congrats to the grand prize winners! I'll be emailing you guys individually to talk prizes.
But remember: everybody wins! As I blog from the road, I'll list whose postcards are going out, and from which stop, so you'll know (vaguely) when to expect them. Apologies in advance if the postcards reek of barbecue and/or booze.
Thanks again, everyone. All of you are on my Official Cool People List.
(Image: New Orleans Beaux Arts Ball, November 1952, courtesy Google's Life Magazine archive.)
9 comments:
Math hurts.
I love the photo you picked for this.
Barbecue and booze?! Here in the Midwest that's the smell of summer! Bring it!
Hi Swierczy ,
I just found your blog and suddenly really did not feel alone….
Full of good information and resources.
Cheers,
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Thanks, Ms. Love. I like to maintain the illusion that this blog was being written sometime in the 1950s.
Reedphotos: And the South, I believe!
Ahmad: Sadly, you ARE alone. This is all just a mental construct; you are hooked up, dying and friendless, in a lead-lined room somewhere on a distant planet, which is where they keep spammers now. Have a nice day!
Go to Belize for a week and I missed all the Fun and Games. Well, I did have a few of my own.
Yarko Spatsflute will have to ride again another day.
Congrats winners. Look forward to my postcard.
Looking forward for the postcard! By the way, as a fellow Philly NE's resident and beer lover, i appreciated your Grey Lodge's mention in the book, a great place to drink in the NE. No spam! I enjoy your books A LOT, and recommend them to my friends, they are a lot of fun. Keep them coming man
Hey... "Details on the full tour stops coming... tomorrow!" It is now the day AFTER tomorrow... Geeks want to know where to see you on tour...
Rafael: Thanks, man. Will do. And yeah, I love the Grey Lodge, though I don't stop by as often as I'd like.
Anonymous: It's up now!
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